The hijab controversy in the city's Shri Varshney College did not cool down yet, the dispute reached ITI College in Aligarh. When the former student came in the burqa, some students objected and started protesting by wearing saffron clothes. The students started shouting religious slogans with the people coming from outside. Hours later, the matter was barely settled after the intervention of the principal.
According to the developments, some students were doing practicals on the machines related to the course. They had put a saffron-coloured cloth around his neck. The teacher asked them to take off the cloth, the students refused. The students said that when girls can come to the college wearing burqa and hijab, then why can't they come wearing this cloth (Gamcha) . The teachers argued that wearing a gamchha and working on the machine could lead to an accident. When other teachers also asked the students to take off the cloth, the student started creating ruckus. They said that a girl student has come to the college wearing a burqa, against which they have worn this saffron. When the pressure of the college administration increased on the students, they called outside students to the campus. After which people from outside started raising religious slogans in the campus. The students agreed upon intervention and persuasion by the principal of the college, Nawab Singh. Simultaneously, the students who came from outside returned back.
The principal told that he keeps coming to the office for administrative work like character certificate, certificate and security fee. Today the former student also came to ITI College regarding any certificate. Seeing this, the students working on the machine got furious. At the same time, putting on saffron clothes started creating ruckus. There is a complete dress code in Government ITI College. All the students come to the campus in uniform. The college management has issued a notice to all the students and instructed them to follow the dress code. Nawab Singh, Principal, Government ITI College said that the former student had come to the college for certificate related work, seeing that some students started creating ruckus by putting on saffron clothes. Some outsiders were also involved in this. The matter has been pacified after explaining everyone. Also, a notice has been issued to come in dress.